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In re Ricoh Co., Ltd.: Federal Circuit Clarifies § 1920 Allowances for Prevailing Party to Charge Costs

By Thomas F. Zuber and Sarah S. Brooks of Zuber & Taillieu

The Federal Circuit recently clarified several aspects of § 1920’s allowances for a prevailing party to charge its costs against the losing party. In In re Ricoh Co., Ltd., 661 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit upheld the use of cost-sharing agreements over default statutory rules, allowed the… More...

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Bosch v. Pylon: Federal Circuit Confirms Elimination of the Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Permanent Injunction Analysis

Robert Bosch, LLC v. Pylon Manufacturing Corp.  |  November 30, 2011

The Federal Circuit recently cleared the confusion resulting from eBay and confirmed that case eliminated the presumption of irreparable harm in permanent injunction analysis. In Robert Bosch, LLC v. Pylon Manufacturing Corp., 659 F.3d 1142 (2011 Fed. Cir.), the Federal Circuit reversed the More...

Therasense v. Becton: Federal Circuit Narrows Scope of Inequitable Conduct

Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson, and Co.  |  October 25, 2011

A divided Federal Circuit tightened the requirements on parties using an inequitable conduct defense in patent prosecutions. In Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson, and Co., 649 F.3d 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit threw out the previous understanding of inequitable conduct, remarking More...

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: First-to-File and New Pressure Points on Patent Litigation

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011  |  October 12, 2011

The United States patent regime will be undergoing fundamental changes over the next 18 months with the ratification of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. While a majority of recent coverage has been focused on the new first-to-file provision, patent holders, litigants, and inventors in all More...

Cybersource v. Retail Decisions: Federal Circuit Upholds Use of Machine or Transformation Test; Discusses Internet-related Process Claims

Cybersource Corp., v. Retail Decisions, Inc.  |  September 26, 2011

The Federal Circuit recently expanded the analysis of a patent process claim beyond the “machine or transformation” test. In Cybersource Corp., v. Retail Decisions, Inc., No. 2009-1358, 2011 U.S. App. WL 3584472, (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2011), the Federal Circuit not only upheld the use of the More...

Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc. v. Cornell Corp.: Federal Circuit Sets High Bar in 35 U.S.C.A. § 285 Attorney Fee

Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc., v. Cornell Corp.  |  September 14, 2011

The Federal Circuit recently vacated a 35 U.S.C.A. § 285 fee award because it found that the defendant continued to have a reasonable basis to continue its patent prosecution in light of a potentially damning admission pointing to anticipation. In Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc., v. Cornell Corp., More...

Tivo v. Echostar: Shifting Focus on Contempt Charges and Little Tolerance for Injunction Non-Compliance

Tivo, Inc. v. Echostar Corp.  |  September 6, 2011

An en banc panel of the Federal Circuit recently modified contempt examinations in patent infringement injunction cases. In Tivo, Inc. v. Echostar Corp., No. 2009-1374, 2011 U.S. App. WL 1486162, (Fed. Cir. Apr. 20, 2011), the Federal Circuit consolidated the two-part KSM test into a single-step More...

In Re BP Lubricants USA, Inc.: The Federal Circuit Makes Bringing A False Marking Suit A Little Harder

In re BP Lubricants USA, Inc.  |  June 16, 2011

In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered whether Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 9(b)’s particularity requirement applies to false marking claims under §292. In In re BP Lubricants USA, Inc., 97 U.S.P.Q.2d 2025 (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit More...

Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.: The Federal Circuit Rejects the 25% Rule

Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.  |  April 14, 2011

The Federal Circuit recently rejected the 25 percent rule in calculating damages and assessing a reasonable royalty. In Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 2011 WL ________(Fed. Cir. Jan. 4, 2011), the Federal Circuit found that the 25 percent rule of thumb was an arbitrary rule and was not tied More...

Centillion Data Systems v. Qwest Communications: Defining the Term “Use” for Purposes of Infringement Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271 (a)

Centillion Data Systems, LLC v. Qwest Comm’ns Int’l, Inc. et al.  |  April 6, 2011

In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considered the definition of the term “use” for purposes of infringement pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271 (a) where elements of the allegedly infringing service were in the possession of more than one individual. In More...

Princo v. U.S. Philips: Limiting the Patent Misuse Defense

Princo Corp. v. International Trade Commission and U.S. Philips Corp.  |  January 25, 2011

An en banc opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit narrows the scope of the patent misuse doctrine by holding that antitrust violations alone do not support a patent misuse claim. In Princo Corp. v. International Trade Commission and U.S. Philips Corp., 616 F.3d 1318 (Fed. Cir. More...

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Mayo Collaborative Services d.b.a. Mayo Medical Laboratories

Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.

International Trade Commission

Mayo Clinic Rochester

K-Mart Corp.

TiVo Inc.

Shanghai Honest Tool Co., Inc.

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

EchoStar Corp.

Forest Group, Inc.

Glamourmom LLC

EchoStar DBS Corp.

McKesson Information Solutions, Inc.

Cibon Industrial

Federated Department Stores

EchoStar Technologies Corp.

Bridge Medical, Inc.

Bon Tool Company

Elizabeth Lange LLC d.b.a. Liz Lange Maternity

EchoSphere LLLC

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Walgreens Corp.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

ECHOSTAR Satellite LLC

Smithkline Beecham Corp. (d.b.a. GlaxoSmithKline, plc.)

Touchsport Footwear USA, Inc.

SmithKline Beecham PLC

Dish Network Corp.

HT Window Fashion Corp.

International Seaway Trading Corp.

SmithKline Beecham Corp. d.b.a GlaxoSmithKline

Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc.

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.

Glaxo Group Limited d.b.a. GlaxoSmithKline

Cornell Corp.

Mylan Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Global-Tech Appliances, Inc.

Ranbaxy, Inc.

CyberSource Corp.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Retail Decisions, Inc.

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

Pentalpha Enterprises, Ltd.

Abbott Laboratories

Therasense, Inc.

Stryker Sales Corp.

SEB S.A.

Sandoz, Inc.

Nova Biomedical Corp.

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